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Who the hell is Jon Skeet?
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thenduksApr 21 '09 at 20:37

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@thenduks: Leave now before he comes and sees your ignorance.
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DexterApr 22 '09 at 23:28

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Could someone explain to those poor lost souls how much they are mistaken? They refer to "Chuck Norris" for "programming" facts, instead of Jon! See "The Ultimate Top 25 Chuck Norris “The Programmer” Jokes": codesqueeze.com/… (and the last comments on that page)
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VonCJun 20 '09 at 10:08

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@VonC: I saw your comment in that forum. Thanks for trying to set those heathens straight. :)
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Bill the LizardJun 26 '09 at 2:44

Jon Skeet was once asked to review the software of the US nuclear defense program. Naturally, he wasn't allowed to see the source code for security reasons or talk to anyone who wrote it. He still found 3 bugs in it, that would probably have lead to world destruction by now.

because (a) it's not funny, (b) the context is not obvious, and (c) it seems to advocate violence against women.
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Steven A. LoweDec 19 '08 at 5:56

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i watched the video so i now have the context - i guess there's no accounting for taste... the video is juvenile and sick, and not the good kind of 'hip' sick, more like the wtf-is-wrong-with-you sick. So now this post is even more offensive because it makes me think of that stupid video.
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Steven A. LoweDec 23 '08 at 5:19